ARDMORE, Pa. — Four bogeys, several missed putts and maybe most significantly multiple grimaces in pain prompted by an issue with his left wrist weren't what Tiger Woods had in mind in his rain-abbreviated first round of the U.S. Open.

It pays to know Pat and Ann Murphy this week. The lifelong local residents, who purchased their one and a half story home on the aptly named Golf View Road nearly a decade ago, will be pretty popular thanks to their close proximity to Merion Golf Club East's 10th tee, which sits about 25 feet from their backyard. Rather than rent out their home to the USGA for ten days, the Murphy's decided to stay put for the 2013 U.S. Open, constructing a platform and tent that gives them a unique sight line and access to every golfer that paid spectators won'??t even come close to.
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